diff --git a/crates/gpui/src/executor.rs b/crates/gpui/src/executor.rs
index c05cf5745d6e19172191e298fa4f31e76513a00b..722590671d1c5b416c63084b65e0f51b70b49341 100644
--- a/crates/gpui/src/executor.rs
+++ b/crates/gpui/src/executor.rs
@@ -281,7 +281,11 @@ impl BackgroundExecutor {
         });
         let mut cx = std::task::Context::from_waker(&waker);
 
-        let duration = Duration::from_secs(180);
+        let duration = Duration::from_secs(
+            option_env!("BLOCK_INTERNAL_TIMEOUT")
+                .and_then(|s| s.parse::<u64>().ok())
+                .unwrap_or(180),
+        );
         let mut test_should_end_by = Instant::now() + duration;
 
         loop {